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poll shows president obama in the lead by four points but a fox news poll conducted last week has mitt romney ahead by two. keep in mind both leads are within the margins of error. in the past three elections voters here in virginia have picked the winning candidate so it's clear the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue may run straight through the state of virginia. it wasn't all that long ago that virginia was better known for its civil war battlegrounds than its political ones. for ten straight presidential elections the republican candidate came out on top, but then in 2008, virginia voters went for barack obama.
poll shows president obama in the lead by four points but a fox news poll conducted last week has mitt romney ahead by two. keep in mind both leads are within the margins of error. in the past three elections voters here in virginia have picked the winning candidate so it's clear the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue may run straight through the state of virginia. it wasn't all that long ago that virginia was better known for its civil war battlegrounds than its political ones. for ten straight...
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stomach can anyone tell romney and ryan that? let's not tell them. >> whether it is a movement or not, they are the most -- you need to win the women's vote if you want to win a lawsuit every man to vote for you which isn't realistic. they are not conceding it. we saw how many women were put up in the convention and how they say there is no war on women. but -- laughter, but if they are not conceding that in winning them over. >> they are not doing that well. there are also among the women and there is a really huge divide between the single women and married women and republicans have the edge and still have the edge with married women but there are more and more single women and so that is a important edge for democrats. >> the african-american male is an endangered species. here comes a big question that bothers me you didn't enjoy the fruits of a free society there are many reasons progress is slow do you have any remedial suggestions? >> you know, i'm going to go back words a little bit and maybe generate some disagreement.
stomach can anyone tell romney and ryan that? let's not tell them. >> whether it is a movement or not, they are the most -- you need to win the women's vote if you want to win a lawsuit every man to vote for you which isn't realistic. they are not conceding it. we saw how many women were put up in the convention and how they say there is no war on women. but -- laughter, but if they are not conceding that in winning them over. >> they are not doing that well. there are also among...
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>> that is what the romney campaign says. it's responsible for 700,000 jobs if we raise those, we're going to lose 700,000 jobs. >> very hard to get down to those numbers. how is business going for this small group that is responsible for such job creators? >> okay, it is definitely better than a few years ago. they're a lot of new exciting things, with the jobs act is going to be available sometime next year. optimism is up, but there's a lot of uncertainty and people say my biggest problem is demand. i need customers through the door. for that to happen, the economy needs to get better. >> what about the expense side of the business. health care reform. businesses with less than 50 full time businesses are except from the requirements to offer health insurance or pay a penalty? >> exactly. but once you get to 50, 96% of businesses already offer health care, so the requirement they'll have to isn't going to change that much for most businesses. earlier in the show, basically, talk about your company, don't talk -- you need t
>> that is what the romney campaign says. it's responsible for 700,000 jobs if we raise those, we're going to lose 700,000 jobs. >> very hard to get down to those numbers. how is business going for this small group that is responsible for such job creators? >> okay, it is definitely better than a few years ago. they're a lot of new exciting things, with the jobs act is going to be available sometime next year. optimism is up, but there's a lot of uncertainty and people say my...
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how is mitt romney attempting to do that? >> it's a delicate balance and as the oak ridge boys crank out "elvira" what they've been doing is steadily increasing their overtures of bipartisanship making the point that it's going to be moderate and independents that could ultimately decide this election, and that if he's president, romney likes to say when he's president, he'll need to have democrats helping him out. at the same time, however, they are not backing away of any of their criticism of president obama, who may have over the last several days has basically become a choice between a status quo stagnation of the obama administration and the big change of the romney ryan ticket is promising. watch. >> this is a turning point for america, and we need to take a different course, that we cannot stay on the course we're on. i happen to think that the american people understand we need dramatic and real change if we're going to have a bright and prosperous future for us. >> look, we believe in the principles that built this
how is mitt romney attempting to do that? >> it's a delicate balance and as the oak ridge boys crank out "elvira" what they've been doing is steadily increasing their overtures of bipartisanship making the point that it's going to be moderate and independents that could ultimately decide this election, and that if he's president, romney likes to say when he's president, he'll need to have democrats helping him out. at the same time, however, they are not backing away of any of...
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from the romney camp? >> reporter: well, don, i'll tell you right now the romney campaign is feeling very optimistic, not only looking at those national polls, if you look at our latest cnn poll of polls mitt romney leading nationally over the president, but in ohio our latest cnn/orc, even though it shows the president with a healthy lead there, it is still within the margin of error and mitt romney has played some serious catch-up. there's another poll that came out a consortium of ohio newspapers that shows the race tied in this state. the romney campaign is feeling pretty good but the "x" factor in everything right now from now until election day, the last nine days of this race, all hinges on hurricane sandy at this point. an election that was already uncertain and unpredictable is now only worse. just in the last hour, don, we can tell you the president has gob gone ahead and canceled an event he had scheduled in youngstown, ohio, for tomorrow. president clinton and vice president biden will still be
from the romney camp? >> reporter: well, don, i'll tell you right now the romney campaign is feeling very optimistic, not only looking at those national polls, if you look at our latest cnn poll of polls mitt romney leading nationally over the president, but in ohio our latest cnn/orc, even though it shows the president with a healthy lead there, it is still within the margin of error and mitt romney has played some serious catch-up. there's another poll that came out a consortium of ohio...
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they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are nervous about a storm about to hit the coast. our thoughts and prayers are with the people who find themselves in harms way. [ applause ] >> so both sides recognizing the fact sandy is going to dominate the realities, the lives of so many voters over the next week. do you think though, that is going to implement the change where more focus as we talk about the campaigns staying tight in ohio. more attention going into that state? >> yeah, i think that remains to be seen. earlier today, the president mentioned it remains to be seen whether this is going to affect
they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >> i know that right now, some...
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and the you with presidential race enters its final week with both romney and obama in their kitchen that in the final polls while of third party candidates media blackout to offer the country fresh take on american politics. you're watching the weekly with me. the apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians humanitarian crisis stranded refugees and more deaths the reality for the libyan town of bani walid this week the residents they are calling for international help as all me and pro-government militias continue to shell the former gadhafi stronghold archies policia has been gathering eyewitnesses accounts from the besieged town you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. these are the pictures the world has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets looting houses bulldozing properties and shooting indiscriminately if you want if you almost of. people are so concerned for the safety of their families they don't want
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we went to north carolina, a state that went for the president last time but is swinging toward mitt romney now. and we found the story of the economy in the death and life of asheboro. asheboro grew up on manufacturing, its factories filled with generations of families who built their town near purgatory mountain. but in 2008, asheboro was named one of america's fastest dying towns. the folks there were never going to quit, but they are still struggling. why are we stuck somewhere between recession and recovery? no one better to ask than those who live around purgatory. in randolph county, there's no escaping the second election since the great recession. nonstop, the tv promises a better day or warns of a worse one. folks around here have seen a lot of both. ( whistle blows ) those days start with the signature sound of asheboro at the acme-mccrary textile company. it opened the year that some of its workers helped put a republican in the white house, william howard taft. it was 1909. 103 years later, bill redding runs the place. at its peak, how many employees did you have? >> bill reddi
we went to north carolina, a state that went for the president last time but is swinging toward mitt romney now. and we found the story of the economy in the death and life of asheboro. asheboro grew up on manufacturing, its factories filled with generations of families who built their town near purgatory mountain. but in 2008, asheboro was named one of america's fastest dying towns. the folks there were never going to quit, but they are still struggling. why are we stuck somewhere between...
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josh romney, and romney, debbie wasserman shultz. we're not getting the main . getting the main lineres. host: will that change in the next nine days? guest: i'm sure you'll hear more about that from robert gleason and the argument that pennsylvania could still be in play. the race has gotten very stable. as the context has changed nationally, it cold present on obama from a 7, 8, 9 point lead. the range was then 7-10. now the range is 5-7. as it narrowed nationally, pennsylvania remains on the cusp of whether or not it will be competitive. host: here is the map in the last two elections. pennsylvania is referred to as pennsylvania and pittsburgh with a "t" in the middle. erie, the greater pittsburgh area and the eastern part of the state most notably around philadelphia. loretta from pennsylvania, republican line with terry madonna. caller: hello? host: you're on the air. caller:ok. my comment is i think obama should be impeached for allowing the ambassador, after requesting help three times and being denied. they were told to stand down. you cannot say the pre
josh romney, and romney, debbie wasserman shultz. we're not getting the main . getting the main lineres. host: will that change in the next nine days? guest: i'm sure you'll hear more about that from robert gleason and the argument that pennsylvania could still be in play. the race has gotten very stable. as the context has changed nationally, it cold present on obama from a 7, 8, 9 point lead. the range was then 7-10. now the range is 5-7. as it narrowed nationally, pennsylvania remains on the...
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romney. the president did that also during the debate. >> governor romney. >> are you trying to deny him his honor , which trails him after leaving office. >> i was just helping him out. >> what are you saying? >> i thought obama was lucky romney didn't feel in a position to hit president obama on his weaknesses. i thought president obama went into libya without congressional authority. that was illegal. president obama has done this drone war, where he has a kill list of people who he himself decides this guy might be a terrorist, we are going to kill him. judge, jury, executioner. all sorts of weaknesses in obama's record but to attack it you would have to attack it from the more dovist side. >> do you think that president obama and governor romney's positions on foreign policy are pretty much identical? >> well i think they are identical to some extent for the purposes of this campaign. i don't think they are going to be identical in terms of execution. i think each side had a particular a
romney. the president did that also during the debate. >> governor romney. >> are you trying to deny him his honor , which trails him after leaving office. >> i was just helping him out. >> what are you saying? >> i thought obama was lucky romney didn't feel in a position to hit president obama on his weaknesses. i thought president obama went into libya without congressional authority. that was illegal. president obama has done this drone war, where he has a kill...
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romney and i approve this message. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says questioneven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense. is sandy? >> the big story for our region as the rain. s in green, this is the flood watch. a good time line of when the rain will arrive. 9:00 p.m., from now until then about 1 inch will have already fallen. heaviest rain during the day tomorrow and a compound that of 50 milesp boards per hour and we could be looking at 5-9 inches of rain by the time this system moves on out of here. this is where they're really, t hard, a lotto hi of beach erosion. outything should clear oning through the day wednesday. thursday and friday, but tomorrow and tuesday be a half-hourto or three hours. hours oft this stu u9 ÷q9té8r
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ya volvemos <>>a nueve dias de las elecciones barak obama amplio su ventaja levemente sobre mitt romney 49% contra un 46% los analistas consideran que esta carrera sigue siendo estadisticamente empatadas. >>270 es el número magico para llegar a la casa blanca ambos candidatos estan en una cerrada lucha por ganar en algunos estados, el voto será clave de estos en esta contienda. >>el california tiene 50 años3 congresistas. es el número de colegios electorales que escoge al presidente. >>el pueblo vota, aunque sea la mayoría de una sola persona los electores de ese estado se van al candidato que gano. >>así lucía hace cuatro años. algunos estados como la florida, texas y california vieron incremento en sus colegios electorales, de acuerdo a este catedrático, ha aumentado la representacion latina. >>han obtenido un representante más, ese voto será muy importante, hará la diferencia. >>por lo que a comunidad hispana podría hacer la diferencia. 270 es el número magico, porque es la cantidad de colegios electivos. >el senado se cree será mayormente democrata escogeria al vicepr
ya volvemos >a nueve dias de las elecciones barak obama amplio su ventaja levemente sobre mitt romney 49% contra un 46% los analistas consideran que esta carrera sigue siendo estadisticamente empatadas. >>270 es el número magico para llegar a la casa blanca ambos candidatos estan en una cerrada lucha por ganar en algunos estados, el voto será clave de estos en esta contienda. >>el california tiene 50 años3 congresistas. es el número de colegios electorales que escoge al...
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peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign tonight. he's in marion, ohio. peter good evening. >> reporter: the storm has already shaken up this race between the candidates, the running mates and their wives, more than a dozen events have been cancelled. in the campaign's waning days, president obama is forced to juggle dual responsibilities, ensuring to the nation's readiness for hurricane sandy while campaigning. asked if it would affect early morning. >> we don't anticipate that at this point. >> reporter: the storm is already having an impact on some early voting, a key to success for many campaigns. both campaigns today announce halting- >> i know that right now some people in the country are a little nervous about a storm about to hit the coast and our thought and prayers are with the people who will find themselveses in harm's way. >> meanwhile both campaigns are touting a string of endosment. >> reporter: and governor romney is scheduled to arrive at this event in marion ohio. the president is already en route to florida, that's a day earlier than pl
peter alexander is traveling with the romney campaign tonight. he's in marion, ohio. peter good evening. >> reporter: the storm has already shaken up this race between the candidates, the running mates and their wives, more than a dozen events have been cancelled. in the campaign's waning days, president obama is forced to juggle dual responsibilities, ensuring to the nation's readiness for hurricane sandy while campaigning. asked if it would affect early morning. >> we don't...
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center has its final week with both romney and obama and that going back in the polls third party candidate the default of media blackout for the country a fresh take on american politics. you're watching our do you know the latest from the world of sports. hello welcome to the sports and these are the headlines. battles to sky go top with a late to one when it was angie suffer a two one defeat at ruby on a day of crunch matches in the russian premier league. while no turkish delight maria sharapova again loses at the hands of an imperious serena williams at the end of season finale in istanbul. and getting closer sebastian vettel clinches a fourth straight win up the indian grand prix to extend his title lead over commando along with three races to go. first a full bore were tears came from a goal down to grab a late two one win at in-form tarek and go top of the russian premier league brazilian i also put the chechen side to head off the beaten keeper igor act in favor of to the new york post just eight minutes in. out keisuke honda volleyed in a cross by a go you'll be sure to go off to
center has its final week with both romney and obama and that going back in the polls third party candidate the default of media blackout for the country a fresh take on american politics. you're watching our do you know the latest from the world of sports. hello welcome to the sports and these are the headlines. battles to sky go top with a late to one when it was angie suffer a two one defeat at ruby on a day of crunch matches in the russian premier league. while no turkish delight maria...
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i think it's a foregone conclusion, romney is it going to win the state. i don't think many people are listing it as a battleground state this year, so missouri has become more conservative and more republican, and so i think he really has a chance. >> susan? >> other than indiana, are both states trending republican, but again, those two senate candidates now are in trouble. can you tell me, just yes or no, if you believe the republicans will be able to take over the majority, will they win enough seats and next week take the majority? >> yes or no? 50%, you know, i can't tell you for sure. i think there's several we're going to pick up, but there may be a few that we don't hold as well, so we'll have to see which direction we go, but it's -- you know, it's going to be a real big year if we win the senate, i think. >> speaking to that a little bit, i noticed you're on message there with senator mcconnell on staying it's a 50-50 chance, because that's the same thing he says all the time. how will you work with your -- >> maybe that's -- >> how will you wor
i think it's a foregone conclusion, romney is it going to win the state. i don't think many people are listing it as a battleground state this year, so missouri has become more conservative and more republican, and so i think he really has a chance. >> susan? >> other than indiana, are both states trending republican, but again, those two senate candidates now are in trouble. can you tell me, just yes or no, if you believe the republicans will be able to take over the majority, will...
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romney did do well compared to obama. there was disappointment with obama among democrats after the first debate. i think he has started to regain some of that because it is performances, but the first debate at a tremendous impact on the race. >> wherever obama goes, you hear him say, come out and vote, you have to. >> he relies on groups that have low turnout rates paid blacks, hispanics, people he needs and that catapulted him to the top in 2008. remember, there was a big turnout in 2008. those people lack the passion today and he needs to get them out. >> the pew research center and a harvard university poll indicates, it if they are accurate, that fewer young people are going to turn at this time than last time. >> i don't think you really need a survey to tell you that treat your own eyes, your own experience can tell you that. i don't know anybody who says that young people are going to vote more this year. >> one thing obama has is this data mining think, this state of the arctic about -- this state of the art dat
romney did do well compared to obama. there was disappointment with obama among democrats after the first debate. i think he has started to regain some of that because it is performances, but the first debate at a tremendous impact on the race. >> wherever obama goes, you hear him say, come out and vote, you have to. >> he relies on groups that have low turnout rates paid blacks, hispanics, people he needs and that catapulted him to the top in 2008. remember, there was a big turnout...
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it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing states. romney, especially, since the first debate in early october. how do you read this race. >> let's assume everyone is right that ohio is the linchpin which i think is reasonable supposition. you have a southwest national polls to include gallup and rasmussen that show romney with four, five, or six point lead and another one tomorrow and this is a bipartisan poll which is a sell it poll, reliable poll, showing romney up five nationally. in the battleground states. it is the battle ground poll is the name of it, a national
it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing...
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and when romney runs, romney has a new ad out saying he can work better with congress than obama has, that somebody didn't point out that this is an obstructionist republican majority in the house. >> i think that's because obama is in a trap. he has painted himself into a corner, which makes him vulnerable to the charge, which has been heard increasingly often, that you don't know what obama's going to do in his second term, that he doesn't have an agenda, that only the past he's willing to talk about, that was a failure. and he can't tell you because it's not going to be good. i think the problem obama has is that he can tell part of the story, thanks to bill clinton, which is, "they gave me a problem and i stopped what they were doing. now you don't want to give it back to the people who caused the problem." but what he is not then able to do, which i wish he would do, is to say, "and the reason it was so hard for me to do as much as i wanted, and the reason i need your help, america, going forward, is that these people are going to fight us tooth and nail every step of the way. an
and when romney runs, romney has a new ad out saying he can work better with congress than obama has, that somebody didn't point out that this is an obstructionist republican majority in the house. >> i think that's because obama is in a trap. he has painted himself into a corner, which makes him vulnerable to the charge, which has been heard increasingly often, that you don't know what obama's going to do in his second term, that he doesn't have an agenda, that only the past he's willing...
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the romney camp raised plenty from the same guys, but the fund jz raising specialists say mitt romney doesn't bash them. that's true. what do you think of this? >> it's a branding problem. i think that, unfortunately, the democratic party, the obama administrationampaign has trapped the g.o.p. and mitt romney into a box by saying we are the party that defends the 1%, and in return, we're trying to, you know, keep the tax rates low and no tax hikes so that makes us, in a weird way, backed into a corner defending the 1 #%. that makes us look like we defend the special interests. neil: if that's the case, and, i mean, i know you argue it's not true, come back at say, well, why are you taking money from the same group that is last time we checked the 1%. >> it's the obama spin. a lot of teem -- a lot of people are not like you into the news. everybody catches glimpses, short 30-second 1-minute adds, and they thin that obama -- neil: they can see pot meet kettle; right? they can see hi hypocrisy; righ? >> they can. i think this happened with libya. they are seeing, wow, you are not here to
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mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message.
mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message.
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mitt romney also having to change his itinerary. that's why we are going now to cnn's jim acosta always with the romney campaign and traveling with them. jim, the storm already having an impact on where you're going, isn't it? >> reporter: that is right, don. for the final nine days of the campaign, throw out the white dry erase board and perhaps take the doppler weather radar and lay it over the battleground map because that's how we track this campaign heading into the homestretch here. both campaigns, if you add them together of roughly a dozen campaign events so far between the president and mitt romney, mitt right now is heading to the gymnasium here in marion, ohio, with an event here tomorrow morning and then is getting out of the state. but, don, it will be very interesting to watch the final days of the campaign because of this storm. you saw the president also canceling events. not here in ohio, but his campaign events that were scheduled for today. instead of those campaign events, he went to church and the federal emerge
mitt romney also having to change his itinerary. that's why we are going now to cnn's jim acosta always with the romney campaign and traveling with them. jim, the storm already having an impact on where you're going, isn't it? >> reporter: that is right, don. for the final nine days of the campaign, throw out the white dry erase board and perhaps take the doppler weather radar and lay it over the battleground map because that's how we track this campaign heading into the homestretch here....
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romney had a couple things cancel. the president began his day coming out just behind me, walking across the street with his two daughters with their god mother attending services at st. john's church. the president hasn't been home much lately. time with his family. the walk across the park on a dry morning here in washington. he went down into southwest washington, visited fema headquarters, asked a lot of questions. we listened to him here. the audio here in the white house. he asked about snowfall in west virginia, how long it would take to get power restored. all the way to the ohio valley, he was told. then he emerged before cameras and made a lengthy statement. we are going play it for you now. >> good afternoon, everybody. obviously, all of us across the country are concerned about the potential impact of hurricane sandy. this is a serious and big storm. my first message is to all the people across the eastern sea board, mid-atlantic going north that you need to take this very seriously and follow the instructi
romney had a couple things cancel. the president began his day coming out just behind me, walking across the street with his two daughters with their god mother attending services at st. john's church. the president hasn't been home much lately. time with his family. the walk across the park on a dry morning here in washington. he went down into southwest washington, visited fema headquarters, asked a lot of questions. we listened to him here. the audio here in the white house. he asked about...
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mitt romney had to cancel rallies in the state of maryland a short time ago, calling off the first day of early voting tomorrow. and look at this tonight. it all comes as the latest abc news poll shows this is a dead heat, mitt romney, ahead of president obama by just one point, 49% to 48%. and with a race this tight, a big question tonight -- could the hurricane upend this final stretch? here's abc's senior political correspondent jon karl tonight. >> reporter: it's mother nature's october surprise. a storm so big and so destructive, it could throw the campaign's final week into chaos. >> the storm will throw a little bit of havoc into the race. >> reporter: for president obama, it meant canceling two upcoming events and visiting fema headquarters, vowing an immediate response to the storm. >> we're going to cut through red tape, we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward. >> reporter: there are political stakes, too. a chance for the president to show decisive leadership or to take the blame if the response is
mitt romney had to cancel rallies in the state of maryland a short time ago, calling off the first day of early voting tomorrow. and look at this tonight. it all comes as the latest abc news poll shows this is a dead heat, mitt romney, ahead of president obama by just one point, 49% to 48%. and with a race this tight, a big question tonight -- could the hurricane upend this final stretch? here's abc's senior political correspondent jon karl tonight. >> reporter: it's mother nature's...
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mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. athat's what the plan georged allen supports...action would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. >> i told you it was ugly, the weather was ugly, the pittsburgh uniforms were horrible. the defensive play was even worse. >> it was interesting, of course, and you want that time back, right? >> absolutely. >> cooley's back, london was playing,
mitt romney made over 100 million dollars by shutting down our plant and devastated our lives. turns out that when we built that stage, it was like building my own coffin, and it just made me sick. [ male announcer ] priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. athat's what the plan georged allen supports...action would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs...
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eso lo harÁ mitt romney. y lo que quiero decir a nuestra gente, jorge, que no tengan temor, es buen hombre, y que mejor rara la economÍa y mejora la vida de los hispanos. >>> y como ha abierto la conversaciÓn la Última pregunta es la siguiente. muchos temen que mitt romney sea un candidato para los ricos y no un candidato para los pobres. y departamenntro de la comunidaa estÁn los mas altos de pobreza y los mÁs altos niveles de desempleo. ¿como contradice lo dicho por muchos?. >>> >>> creo que fue un argumento a aritmÉtico de campaÑa el 6% en el centro harÁ la diferencia >>> mitt romney gobernarÁ para el 100% de la gente. mitt romney no es un hombre arrogante. toda esta fama que le quieren crear. se ha visto que no es un hombre noble. decir que va a gobernar para s ricos solamente, ¿no? creo que harÁ un esfuerzo adicional para demostrar. que Él estÁ con la gente pobre. con la clase media. estÁ con el 100% de la gente. ha ha tenido un plan que va a funcionar. acaba de sacar un plan hace 2 dÍas.
eso lo harÁ mitt romney. y lo que quiero decir a nuestra gente, jorge, que no tengan temor, es buen hombre, y que mejor rara la economÍa y mejora la vida de los hispanos. >>> y como ha abierto la conversaciÓn la Última pregunta es la siguiente. muchos temen que mitt romney sea un candidato para los ricos y no un candidato para los pobres. y departamenntro de la comunidaa estÁn los mas altos de pobreza y los mÁs altos niveles de desempleo. ¿como contradice lo dicho por muchos?....
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romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was known as the renegade. if someone criticized the gop, mccain is different, he's a maverick. with mitt romney we're not exactly sure. he's perceived as someone who switches positions so many times that you're not sure what his position is. when someone says something negative, how are you sure it's not true? one of the things it didn't show, one of his surrogates who said abortion isn't an important issue. he was speaking on behalf of the romney campaign. that's an anchor. that's when you start seeing the incanninging. >> is there still
romney was bad on issues. and another woman saying no, no, no, he's not bad. they're mischaracterizing him. >> is it the fact that people might be afraid of the republican party or afraid of mitt romney specifically? i think the narrative might be changing that people might like mitt romney. i like my congressman, i don't like congress. >> the challenge for him is the etch a sketch narrative which is people feel they don't know entirely where he stands. for instance, mccain was...
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the final presidential debate between barack obama mitt romney fails to give either the lead while third party candidates defy a media blackout to suggest alternative policies. the back of the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. the apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians humanitarian crisis stranded refugees and more deaths the reality for the libyan town of bani walid this week the residents there are calling for international help as pro-government militias continue to shell the former gadhafi stronghold has been gathering eyewitness accounts from the besieged town and you may find some of the images in the final report graphic. these are the pictures the world has chosen not to see dismembered bodies random killings dying women and children for three weeks the libyan city of bani walid has been under siege armed militia gangs patrolled the streets leading houses bulldozing properties and shooting indiscriminately if you want to shoot all most of whom most. people are so concerned for the safety of their families they don't wan
the final presidential debate between barack obama mitt romney fails to give either the lead while third party candidates defy a media blackout to suggest alternative policies. the back of the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. the apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians humanitarian crisis stranded refugees and more deaths the reality for the libyan town of bani walid this week the residents there are calling for international help as...
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why mitt romney? >> as we pointed out in the editorial last night and did again this morning, is that we just like a lot of voters explored and examined a very long list of issues in this campaign. we continue to come back to something that we have seen repeatedly, the iowa poll and just countless interviews countless encounters with everybody from farmers, everyday iowans and business executives. the partisan divide in washington that stripped the rest of the country and more important than that is the economy. uncertain future for a lot of people as it relates to jobs and meaningful future. as we sat down and deliberated, it was the economy that was front and center for us in terms of who best can jump start it, who can pull us out and who best can position us not necessarily looking back over the past four years but ahead of the next four years. that's where the editorial board focused on governor romney. >> let me share two points. which candidate could forge the compromise in congress to achieve
why mitt romney? >> as we pointed out in the editorial last night and did again this morning, is that we just like a lot of voters explored and examined a very long list of issues in this campaign. we continue to come back to something that we have seen repeatedly, the iowa poll and just countless interviews countless encounters with everybody from farmers, everyday iowans and business executives. the partisan divide in washington that stripped the rest of the country and more important...
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romney has to do. he a planned to going to new hampshire but it's not likely it's going ticking take place. the campaign is going out of it's a way they want to be a as conscientious as possible giving as much time and space and not tax can the resources, president obama went to the head of the federal emergency management office for a bit of a status report. mr. romney does not enjoy that power of incumbency but every hour lost to sandy is precious time that neither of these campaigns can really afford to give up. ohio has been an obama advantage in the polls for many, many days. romney campaign say they have caught up. new poll out from ohio, consortium of newspapers that mr. romney's momentum is not an actual tie at 49-49 apiece. >> harris: carl cameron, literally from the road. once again we'll carry that event live in ohio with governor romney and paul ryan coming up. >> gregg: sit down and put on your seat belts. making me nervous. >> massive cover-up or incompetence? very strong words from senat
romney has to do. he a planned to going to new hampshire but it's not likely it's going ticking take place. the campaign is going out of it's a way they want to be a as conscientious as possible giving as much time and space and not tax can the resources, president obama went to the head of the federal emergency management office for a bit of a status report. mr. romney does not enjoy that power of incumbency but every hour lost to sandy is precious time that neither of these campaigns can...
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so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his endorsement column, the editorial page listed obama's achievement like saving the auto industry and health care reform as reasons for the endorsement. it he has not backed a republican since dwight eisenhower. >> ohio considered quite the price that could win either condition dat at the house. >> obama is scheduled to leave washington, he's not scheduled to leave washington today in fact he's staying close to the white house because of this storm. >> in newest poll in the state of ohio says mitt romney may have condition to be concerned. as we have said, it's a close rate there, we have asked likely voters who their choice is for president. barack obama has a 50%, a 46% margin over mitt romney -- they both have spent se
so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his endorsement column, the editorial page listed obama's achievement like saving the auto industry and health care reform as reasons for the endorsement. it he...
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at the second presidential debate, romney and obama face off. they highlight the charges and counter charges over whether president obama took the benghazi attack and by implication the terror threat seriously enough. >> as soon as we found out benghazi consulate was overrun. i was on the funny. >> the president the day after flies to a political fund-raiser. >> day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people that this was an act of terror and the suggestion that anybody in my team would play politics or mislead when we have lost four of our own is offensive. >> mr. president, 14 days he called it an act of terror. >> six days later. >> the first question, it concerns libya. >> october 22nd, the final presidential debate. >> governor rom you said this is an example of an american policy in the middle east that sun raveling. >> if anyone was hoping to see another done any brook over benghazi they would be disappointed. >> we see in libya, an attack by terrorists. >> whatever the reasons, both candidates s
at the second presidential debate, romney and obama face off. they highlight the charges and counter charges over whether president obama took the benghazi attack and by implication the terror threat seriously enough. >> as soon as we found out benghazi consulate was overrun. i was on the funny. >> the president the day after flies to a political fund-raiser. >> day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people that this was an act of...
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. >> former white house chief of staff john sununu is senior advisor to mitt romney's campaign. >> this is purely political reaction in a white house that had prepared itself to establish a narrative of a president getting rid of the threat of terrorism using the death of bin laden to focus on that and waking up one morning and finding out that terrorism on 9/11 of this year was back full-fledged and even killing a u.s. ambassador. >> former obama state department spokesman p.j. crowley. >> i don't see a political agenda. i see the fog of war. the fact that we still do not know, it's not about politics. it's about the difficult task of reconstructing what happened and having full access to the site and to all the people that played a role in this. >> september 18th. >> did the administration have any sort of heads up that violence was increasing specifically in libya before the attack? >> i'm not aware of any. this is matter that is under investigation in terms what precipitated the attack. >>> that night on the late show with david letterman, president obama gives his more elaborate ex
. >> former white house chief of staff john sununu is senior advisor to mitt romney's campaign. >> this is purely political reaction in a white house that had prepared itself to establish a narrative of a president getting rid of the threat of terrorism using the death of bin laden to focus on that and waking up one morning and finding out that terrorism on 9/11 of this year was back full-fledged and even killing a u.s. ambassador. >> former obama state department spokesman...
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and so the massachusetts romney, obviously very different from the 2008 romney. 2008 romney pretty different from the 2012 romney. and so here's a guy whose skills are not ideological, they're not philosophical. his skills, his passion is about process, not about ends. >> he thinks, "the weak condition of the economy, that's made for me, mitt romney. i can fix that problem. and this is what i'm trained to do. i can come in, i can build a team, i can be serious about this." i think, you know, with every fiber of his being, he believes he can do that. >> mr. chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. (crowd cheering) >> narrator: now, america faces a choice between these two very different men. one, a son born to privilege who followed a path blazed by his father. a bishop with a deep faith in god, family and his own abilities. the other, a son born to an absent father and mother who created his own identity and came to believe that he could find common ground in a nation's differences. the challenger, a businessman who became a turnaround specialist a
and so the massachusetts romney, obviously very different from the 2008 romney. 2008 romney pretty different from the 2012 romney. and so here's a guy whose skills are not ideological, they're not philosophical. his skills, his passion is about process, not about ends. >> he thinks, "the weak condition of the economy, that's made for me, mitt romney. i can fix that problem. and this is what i'm trained to do. i can come in, i can build a team, i can be serious about this." i...
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this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington, d.c. earlier today. but he will try to leave for florida this afternoon. we're told the obama campaign canceled scheduled events this week. in northern virginia. of course there was supposed to be the rally with bill clinton and prince william county. canceling an event in colorado springs. colorado due to the hurricane as well. meanwhile in battleground ohio, the race now officially a dead heat. this is the latest poll from the cincinnati inquirer and ohio news organization. it shows the president and governor romney tied. at 49-49. you can bet the campaigns are closely watching sandy's path along the east c
this afternoon, romney and his running mate power ryan held a rally in toledo, ohio, governor romney touting his business experience, repeatedly promising to bring back jobs. >> i didn't just read about small business, i didn't just study it in school. i lived small business. i know what it's like to start a business. i want to use the experience to help people get more businesses started, get more jobs, get higher take-home pay. >>> as we mentioned, the president in washington,...
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y lo que representa mitt romney. y el presidente obama que podrÍa ayudar 2 millones de jÓvenes hispanos. se llevÓ a cabo con la oposicion en la cÁmara baja por lo menos de casi la mayorÍa de los republicanos. gracias por estar con nosotros en enfoque. >>> gracias josÉ para ver esta entrevista nueva o compartirla tiene que ir a telemundo. om diagonal enfoque vamos a una breve pausa y hablaremos sobre lo que se estÁ jugando, en cuanto a tanto republicano como demÓcrata. en cuanto a escaÑos congresionales y muchos mÁs. al regresar. >>> continuando con enfoque, la contienda electoral estadounidense es la presidencial la que acapara los tÍtulos de la prensa. y hay tantos contiendas importantes, para nuestra comunidad a nivel estatal. >>> nos darÁ una perspectiva nacional como fÓrmula. carlos ¿como estas? y lo que tiene que ver con lociÓn latinos se da en arizona. compitiendo por la gobernatura. y la verdad, es que tiene posibilidades del candidato republicano. es el seÑor. y es quizÁs un estado no solo, c
y lo que representa mitt romney. y el presidente obama que podrÍa ayudar 2 millones de jÓvenes hispanos. se llevÓ a cabo con la oposicion en la cÁmara baja por lo menos de casi la mayorÍa de los republicanos. gracias por estar con nosotros en enfoque. >>> gracias josÉ para ver esta entrevista nueva o compartirla tiene que ir a telemundo. om diagonal enfoque vamos a una breve pausa y hablaremos sobre lo que se estÁ jugando, en cuanto a tanto republicano como demÓcrata. en cuanto...
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so big impact on politics. >> the romney camp moving its campaigning, paul ryan and mitt romney to ohio over the next couple of days, but there too, they might find themselves in the middle of a whole lot of snow, while that's expected there, while the east coast deals with a lot of wind, rain -- momentarily, maybe about six minutes or so away, we understand the new york mayor of michael bloomberg is expected to have a press conference about the preparations that are under way there. >> let's go to josh levs. >> as we talk about so many moves parts. we're also going to be hearing from the governors of massachusetts and pennsylvania and we'll be bringing you the information that's coming in. everyone you're seeing is in engaged in the process of making calls, reaching out, finding out everything you need to know about what's happening with this storm. i will tell you when i was on with you earlier this hour, we were talking about flight cancellations. we have just gotten another piece of information on that, we are hearing that united airlines has now cancelled about 3,700 flights. we'll
so big impact on politics. >> the romney camp moving its campaigning, paul ryan and mitt romney to ohio over the next couple of days, but there too, they might find themselves in the middle of a whole lot of snow, while that's expected there, while the east coast deals with a lot of wind, rain -- momentarily, maybe about six minutes or so away, we understand the new york mayor of michael bloomberg is expected to have a press conference about the preparations that are under way there....